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Windhoek Gymnasium win cricket league

Justicia Shipena

Windhoek Gymnasium then surpassed this target after only 10.4 overs, and for the loss of only two wickets.

Windhoek Gymnasium coach Tershwin Raubenheimer said the values he installs are hard work, respect, discipline, accountability and courage.

“It is important as coaches that we develop the human being through this wonderful game called cricket,” he said.

Raubenheimer said the most rewarding part of being a coach at Windhoek Gymnasium is the support they receive from the entire school, parents and sponsors ACT Logistics.

One of the team’s objectives this season was to improve every week in all aspects of cricket, both individually and as a collective.

“This was the secret to our success. During every training session and during every match we got better. In the final the boys backed our game plan and we got the desired result,” he said.

Raubenheimer said that some of their weaknesses while playing against Windhoek High School included making unforced errors while fielding, which gifted their opponents extra runs.

He said this was caused by a lack of concentration. However, his bowlers were very disciplined in terms of the line and length of their bowling, which led to a lot of dot balls.

“This created heaps of pressure on their batting line-up and therefore we could restrict them to 97 in their 20 overs. Our batters adopted an aggressive approach and we were able to chase the winning target of 98 in 10.4 overs, losing only two wickets in the process,” he said.

“Winning the league with this bunch of awesome young boys is an experience I will cherish forever.”

Windhoek High School coach Gareth Cloete said he wanted to make sure his team continued to improve.

He said it is a privilege working with and moulding young players to become the best they can be.

“It is very rewarding to see them play well and at the same time become better people in the process,” he said.

Cloete added that Windhoek Gymnasium had a very well-balanced team, which made it difficult to defeat them.

Cloete said they needed more runs on the board, which would have given them a better chance to win the game.

“We did not manage to do that, and in doing so, we put ourselves under pressure.”